Warmer weekend, few showers, some sunshine
High pressure will slide to the East Coast, prompting a return flow of milder southerly winds this weekend. Temperatures rebounded to the low 70 degrees, with some high clouds arriving.
A warm front will lift north across the region tonight, bringing some widely scattered showers. Temperatures will be considerably milder, only dropping to the upper 50s by morning.
The weekend will bring a mix of clouds and a fair amount of sunshine, after a few morning showers exit Saturday, but with a small chance for a stray shower or storm across the northwestern part of the state later in the day Temperatures will continue to warm, reaching the upper 70s Saturday afternoon and low 80s on Sunday.
A storm coming out of central Plains, where thunderstorms will be focused this weekend and across the Midwest, will reach the Upper Midwest Monday, introducing a greater chance for showers and storms, ending early Tuesday with the passage of a cold front.
However, additional scattered showers and storms could develop Wednesday through Friday in an unstable air mass.
Forecast
- Friday: Partly cloudy, milder. High 74
- Tonight: Scattered showers, mostly cloudy. Low 59
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy, breezy, scattered showers/storm. High 76
- Sunday: Partly cloudy, warm. High 83 (62)
- Monday: Some sun, late day shower, storm. High 84 (63)
- Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, few showers. High 77 (64)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, pop-shower, storm. High 79 (58)
- Thursday: Partly sunny, shower or storm possible. High 76 (59)